• With the bullpen having to log 9 1/3 innings Friday, 36-year-old reliever Buddy Carlylewill be promoted from Las Vegas for Saturday’s game. The Mets did not announce a corresponding move late Friday, but Montero could be headed to Vegas, according to a team source. If that materialized, it presumably would mean Daisuke Matsuzaka enters the rotation until Dillon Gee returns from the DL. Montero has a 5.40 ERA and 11 walks and has surrendered five homers in 20 innings spanning four starts.

If Montero does end up back in Triple-A, it will be interesting to see if he reenters Vegas’ depleted rotation, or if he slips into the bullpen there to get groomed for a potential return in a relief role. Another month in the minors likely would ensure Montero misses becoming a Super 2 after the 2016 season.

• David Wright and Daniel Murphy each will get a day off during this road trip, which also includes stops in Chicago and San Francisco, Terry Collins said.

• Gonzalez Germen’s infection is “starting to get cleaned up” and he is returning to the mound, Collins said.

• Jared Diamond in the Journal writes that a youth infusion is paying dividends in the bullpen.

• Tim Rohan in the Times lightheartedly wonders if deGrom, who struck out as a pinch hitter in the 14th, could be a shortstop candidate, at least in a pinch. Of course, one reason deGrom switched from shortstop to pitcher at Stetson was his light offensive production. Still, deGrom noted, his lone collegiate home run did come against Chris Sale, formerly of Florida Gulf Coast University and now a standout with the Chicago White Sox.

• Josh Satin had a two-out RBI triple in the top of the ninth to pull Vegas within a run, but the 51s lost to El Paso, 4-3. 2011 first-round pick Brandon Nimmo will miss three days with St. Lucie because of pinkeye. Read the full minor-league recap here.